36: Hunting time

At a distance of eight kilometers, the bullet would take a while to fly.

Xu Jingzhe stared at the person in the lead through the scope, a strange sense of tension in his heart.

Strictly speaking, this was his 'first shot'.

Only him.

That person was still walking at a steady pace, completely unaware of the approaching danger, and by the time he reacted, it was already too late.

Not everyone had superpowers! Not everyone had experienced life-and-death situations and possessed a sixth sense for danger.

"Pfft!" The sound of the bullet piercing flesh was so beautiful.

Blood spurted seven or eight meters high!

The person fell.

A direct hit, this was a huge encouragement for Xu Jingzhe!

Unfortunately, this shot only shattered a shoulder blade.

The three people still standing panicked, quickly finding a half-human-high boulder for cover.

Xu Jingzhe chuckled, 'Are you abandoning your teammates?'

Then he wouldn't be polite.

He aimed at the chest and pulled the trigger.

The person was a gruesome sight, his upper body blown to smithereens, leaving only a pair of mangled legs.

While marveling at the power of the AWM, Xu Jingzhe also felt that being a sniper suited him now.

He hadn't condensed a pollution core in his body, nor had he developed any superpowers, so long-range sniping was incredibly satisfying.

Behind the stone, the three people looked terrified.

They regretted running over so early to be a trailblazer; now look what happened.

The team, formed just a year ago, lost its sniper first, and the captain was next.

It was truly a miserable situation.

Xu Jingzhe sneered, a smirk playing on his lips, and mimicking a classic movie line, he said, "When hunting prey, one must be prepared to be hunted back by the prey."

"Now, the roles are reversed, and the hunt... has begun."

System: "Ding, trying to show off?"

"Of course, being handsome is a lifelong endeavor."

System: "Ding, simulation system activated, one-kilometer surrounding detection system activated. Please begin your performance."

He aimed and pulled the trigger.

One shot.

The half-human-high boulder shattered, and the three people's bodies were revealed in the scope.

"Running?"

"Bang!"

One shot... missed!

"Bang!"

Two shots... missed!

"Bang!"

The third shot was still... a miss!

Xu Jingzhe's mouth twitched, 'Brothers, can't you run a little slower?'

It was really hard to predict.

System: "Ding, excellent marksmanship!"

Xu Jingzhe: "..."

System: "Ding, close your eyes, relax your body, lock onto the target."

When he opened his eyes again, the two were united in thought.

The high-speed bullet accurately predicted the movement of one of them, a headshot!

The bloody body continued to run for dozens of meters before collapsing with a thud.

System: "Ding, remember this feeling of me controlling your body. Although your brain's thinking ability is less than one-hundred-millionth of mine, long-term practice will develop muscle memory."

The remaining two fled in a panic, hiding behind two stones that just barely concealed their bodies.

One of them sent out a distress signal, then clasped his hands together, begging for heaven's mercy.

Unfortunately, what came was a bullet that pierced through the stone and flew out of his chest.

"Bang!" The fourth person was gone, and the colorful world gradually dimmed.

Zhang Manyue had been paying close attention to Xu Jingzhe's every move, and couldn't help but show a look of appreciation.

She wondered if she should let Xu Jingzhe venture into the Pollution Zone.

Is a lion kept in a cage still a lion?

She herself should also seek answers, that lost memory.

Five minutes later, a small team arrived as reinforcement.

Seeing the bloodbath on the ground, several people couldn't help but frown.

A red-haired, blue-eyed young man, fearless of danger, stood on a rock and gazed into the mountains.

Only the mountains around offered excellent sniping positions.

A person behind handed him a bullet casing. He took it and examined it; it was an AWM bullet!

"The small mountain ahead is estimated to be about ten li away. It seems to be a modified AWM. Mantis, Bee, assist him in Concealment, and be sure to find the hidden sniper."

"Duck, you protect me and Butterfly as we advance!"

After he finished speaking, the man named Duck spread his arms, and a transparent air wall appeared in front of the three of them.

With the scene simulation, Xu Jingzhe didn't have to worry. Even if those people looked in this direction, they would only see some rocks and vegetation.

He loaded a bullet and fired.

"Boom!"

Duck's hands trembled, cracks appeared in the air wall, and the bullet just happened to get stuck in a crack.

The bullet's point of impact was precisely the red-haired, blue-eyed young man's glabella.

Without the air wall, it would have been a headshot.

"Mantis, have you locked onto the enemy's position yet?" Jack's handsome face was grim.

"Boss, not yet, the distance isn't enough. Once I lock on, I'll let him know what a real sniper is!"

Mantis and Bee moved swiftly. Both had already put on ghillie suits that matched the surrounding colors and were wearing special infrared goggles as they crept up the mountain.

These actions seemed cool and coordinated to them, but Xu Jingzhe, from his elevated position, saw everything clearly.

He moved the muzzle, predicting the two's trajectory.

System: "Ding, there's cover five hundred meters to their front-left; they will inevitably pass through there. Based on their current speed, fire in five seconds."

System: "Ding, 4."

System: "Ding, 3."

...System: "Ding, 1!"

You... spin, jump.

I... watch with open eyes.

Xu Jingzhe watched the rocks in front of the two explode, very calmly.

"Mantis, are you two alright!" Mike asked loudly.

Through the earpiece, the two's broken voices came through.

"Bo-boss, Bee's arm, his arm is gone."

"I, I'm also seriously injured, please, request backup."

The killing intent in Jack's eyes was palpable, it was too stifling. Their Insect Squad was powerful, had cooperated for a long time, and could even contend with ten-year-old Contaminators.

But now, they hadn't even seen a shadow of the person, and two teammates were seriously injured.

"Bo-boss, he, he should, should be a top sniper."

"The prediction, the prediction of the position is too accurate. I, I suggest, we don't get involved in this mess."

There was fear in Mantis's eyes. He graduated from the military academy and received rigorous training. As a fellow sniper, he knew too well what it meant for an enemy to predict your landing point.

If they couldn't lock onto the enemy's position within a minute, there was almost no chance of winning.

Unless... one of the five had extreme speed or very strong physical hardness.

Fast people are hard for enemies to catch at short distances, and those with strong physical hardness could just endure with C-grade bulletproof vests.

But!

The Insect Squad had neither of these types of people.

"Wait for us, we'll be there in a minute, then we'll retreat back to Musileke City."

After a moment of silence, Jack added, "Let's get Bee a good bionic arm. Everyone chip in with pollution cores."

Xu Jingzhe saw their intention to retreat, and a slight smile played on his lips.

What kind of person was he?

Someone who would make hay while the sun shined, and seize every opportunity.

Beating a drowning dog!

Shot after shot, he put immense pressure on the Insect Squad.

Two shots grazed Jack's scalp, and he could even smell his hair burning.

Jack's face was ashen, and he glared fiercely at the mountaintop, 'Damn it, I'm no gentleman if I don't avenge this!'

Xu Jingzhe felt exhilarated watching the disheveled group flee.